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Tom Brady had a Super Bowl performance for the ages. He completed 28 of 48 passes for 505 yards, with 3 TDs and 0 INTs, while taking only one sack (which, of course, was a strip-sack that ultimately decided the game). That translates to 560 Adjusted Net Yards (giving 20 yards for a touchdown and [&#2018-02-05 10:36:352/1: FootballPerspective.com- The Eagles Would Rewrite a Chapter of Super Bowl History with a Winhttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-eagles-would-rewrite-a-chapter-of-super-bowl-history-with-a-win/
Today&#8217;s guest post comes from Miles Wray, a long-time reader of the site. You may know him as the host of the daily NBA podcast The 82 Review. You can also find him on Twitter @mileswray. What follows are Miles&#8217; words: as always, we thank our guest writers for their contributions. It’s n2018-02-01 07:35:311/22: Section 215- Philadelphia Eagles: Taking the torch in Super Bowl LIIhttps://section215.com/2018/01/22/philadelphia-eagles-taking-torch/
With a 38-7 win over the Vikings in the NFC Conference Championship, the Philadelphia Eagles are poised to take the proverbial torch from the Patriots.
In mid-July, Philadelphia Eagles&#039; head coach Doug Pederson made what at the time seemed like an insane observation that placed the entirity of2018-01-22 19:37:451/20: FootballPerspective.com- Keenum/Foles Is the First Conference Championship Game With Two Backup QBshttp://www.footballperspective.com/keenum-foles-is-the-first-conference-championship-game-with-two-backup-qbs/
Carson Wentz was the Eagles quarterback for the first 13 games of the season, but after tearing his ACL in his left knee, Nick Foles has taken over as the Philadelphia starting quarterback. In Minnesota, Sam Bradford started the opening game of the season, but missed the next month of the season wit2018-01-20 07:36:341/10: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Adam Steele on Quarterback MVP Shareshttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-adam-steele-on-quarterback-mvp-shares/
Adam Steele is back for another guest post. You can view all of Adam&#8217;s posts here. As always, we thank him for contributing. In this post, I will attempt to estimate how many MVP awards each QB has “deserved” over the course of his career. I wanted to accomplish this task using very basic stat2018-01-10 09:35:2912/16: Sports Al Dente- Five Burning Questions: Philadephia Eagles vs New York Giantshttp://www.sportsaldente.com/five-burning-questions-philadelphia-eagles-vs-new-york-giants/
The Eagles secured the NFC East title last week but lost Carson Wentz in the process. Are they doomed? Philadelphia Eagles vs New York Giants will tell us.
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2017-12-16 17:41:0312/10: FootballPerspective.com- Are The 2017 Jaguars The Next 1986 Bears Or 2009 Jets?http://www.footballperspective.com/are-the-2017-jaguars-the-next-1986-bears-or-2009-jets/
The Jacksonville Jaguars currently lead the NFL in three categories that correlate strongly with winning: rushing yards, Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt Allowed, and points allowed. It&#8217;s pretty freakin&#8217; rare for a team to lead the NFL in all three of those categories; since 1950, it&#82172017-12-10 11:35:5512/5: FootballPerspective.com- Blake Bortles, Joe Flacco, and Points Allowed in Wins and Losseshttp://www.footballperspective.com/blake-bortles-joe-flacco-and-points-allowed-in-wins-and-losses/
The Jacksonville Jaguars have what appears to be a historically dominant defense this year (more on this later in the week). But here&#8217;s a simple way to look at it: Jacksonville is allowing just 8.0 points per game in wins this season, and has won just one game where it allowed more than 10 poi2017-12-05 08:35:3210/10: FootballPerspective.com- Completion Percentage and Passing First Down Percentage, Part IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/completion-percentage-and-passing-first-down-percentage-part-ii/
The New York Jets have the second best completion percentage in the NFL through five weeks. That&#8217;s a shocking thing to say for many reasons, including the key fact that 38-year-old Josh McCown has taken every snap at quarterback for the team this season. The Jets are completing 71.6% of their2017-10-10 09:36:3410/9: Steel City Underground- Top 100 most influential people in Steelers history: 51 &#8211; 60http://www.steelcityunderground.com/2017/10/09/top-100-influential-people-steelers-history-51-60/
If you’ve been following this series, you know that I decided to put together a listing of the most influential people in the history of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coaches, owners, scouts, players, and anyone who was important in the history of the franchise. This entry in the series will close 2017-10-09 07:41:369/26: FootballPerspective.com- Alex Smith And The Biggest Career Turnaroundshttp://www.footballperspective.com/alex-smith-and-the-biggest-career-turnarounds/
On Saturday, I wrote that Alex Smith had turned his career around in a remarkable fashion. In his first 44 starts, he lost 28 times. And after a win on Sunday, Smith has lost just 28 times in his last 95 starts! That made me wonder: which quarterbacks have turned their careers around in a [&#8230;]2017-09-26 10:36:319/22: FootballPerspective.com- Steve Young, Jake Plummer, And Records On Different Teamshttp://www.footballperspective.com/steve-young-jake-plummer-and-records-on-different-teams/
Steve Young went 91-33 as a starting quarterback for the 49ers, a 0.734 winning percentage. He also went 3-16 as the quarterback of all other teams (which, in this case, is just the Bucs), for a 0.158 winning percentage. That&#8217;s remarkable, but is it as remarkable as say, what Jake Plummer did?2017-09-22 08:36:349/3: FootballPerspective.com- Which QBs Have Been The Oldest QBs In Football?http://www.footballperspective.com/which-qbs-have-been-the-oldest-qbs-in-football/
Yesterday, I wrote that Charlie Conerly was the oldest starting quarterback in the NFL from 1953 to 1960, an eight-year run that remains unmatched today. Conerly was the oldest quarterback in 1961, too, but he was mostly a backup in his final season. The table below shows the oldest quarterback in e2017-09-03 08:36:398/9: FootballPerspective.com- Receiving TD Concentration Index (By Passer)http://www.footballperspective.com/receiving-td-concentration-index-by-passer/
On Monday, I looked at the concentration index scores for a number of quarterbacks based on the number of touchdowns thrown to each receiver (more details on the formula available there and here). Today, the reverse: how diverse (or not diverse) were receivers with respect to the number of quarterba2017-08-09 08:36:418/7: FootballPerspective.com- Passing TD Concentration Index (By Receiver)http://www.footballperspective.com/passing-td-concentration-index-by-receiver/
Fran Tarkenton threw 342 touchdowns in his career, but you may be surprised to learn that he didn&#8217;t throw more than 25 touchdowns to a single player! He played with John Gilliam from &#8217;72 to &#8217;75, and Gilliam caught 25 touchdowns during those four seasons before signing with Atlanta 2017-08-07 08:36:387/18: FootballPerspective.com- Most Valuable QBs: Johnny Unitas vs. Fran Tarkenton (1967)http://www.footballperspective.com/most-valuable-qbs-johnny-unitas-vs-fran-tarkenton-1967/
Today&#8217;s guest post comes from hscer, a frequent commenter here at Football Perspective. Hscer is starting a project on his website, MVPQB.Blogspot.com, where he is working on his most valuable quarterback for each season since 1951. Here&#8217;s a sample chapter today: as always, we thank our 2017-07-18 08:37:006/27: SideLion Report- Detroit Lions: Old school stories from the book 'Paper Lion'http://sidelionreport.com/2017/06/27/detroit-lions-old-school-stories-paper-lion/
How much do you know about the Detroit Lions&#039; legends of old? Here are some of the best behind the scenes stories from George Plimpton&#039;s &#039;Paper Lion&#039;.
Last week, I gave a review of George Plimpton&#039;s &#039;Paper Lion&#039;, which chronicles the author&#039;s participatio2017-06-27 07:38:206/23: FootballPerspective.com- Pythagenpat History, 1960-2016http://www.footballperspective.com/pythagenpat-history-1960-2016/
Yesterday, I looked at Pythagenpat records in 2016. Today, let&#8217;s look at the Pythagenpat records for each team since 1960.1 The table below shows the following information for all 1,613 teams since 1960: The top team by Pythagenpat winning percentage was the 1962 Green Bay Packers, who scored 2017-06-23 10:37:006/2: FootballPerspective.com- Average Age Of Quarterback Startshttp://www.footballperspective.com/average-age-of-quarterback-starts/
Yesterday, I looked Josh McCown&#8217;s weird, winding career. McCown started 33 games through age 33, but has since started 27 more games. He&#8217;s had one of the weirdest and back-loaded careers in NFL history. Which made me wonder: how can we measure which quarterbacks had the most front-loaded2017-06-02 08:36:465/23: FootballPerspective.com- Career Ratings For the Sam Bradford/Jay Schroeder Index Postshttp://www.footballperspective.com/career-ratings-for-the-sam-bradfordjay-schroeder-index-posts/
Last week, I published two posts on quarterbacks based on their completion percentage and yards per completion averages, relative to league average. The Sam Bradford Index post looks at quarterbacks with high completion percentages and low yards/completion averages, while the Jay Schroeder Index loo2017-05-23 08:36:445/21: FootballPerspective.com- Jeff George Did Not Get A Lot Of Ground Supporthttp://www.footballperspective.com/jeff-george-did-not-get-a-lot-of-ground-support/
This week, James &#8220;Four Touchdowns&#8221; Hanson had a couple of interesting posts on the support four star quarterbacks received.Â James provided some very extensive, in-depth analysis, but that doesn&#8217;t mean there isn&#8217;t still a place for simple, surface-level analysis, either! I wa2017-05-21 10:36:455/10: FootballPerspective.com- Do You Need A Great QB To Win A Super Bowl, Part IIhttp://www.footballperspective.com/do-you-need-a-great-qb-to-win-a-super-bowl-part-ii/
Yesterday, I analyzed whether having a great quarterback is more important than ever when it comes to winning it all. The evidence provides a straightforward answer: no. Today I want to examine the question from another perspective: what about how the eventual Super Bowl-winning quarterback looked p2017-05-10 09:37:144/17: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: The Gilded Age of the Journeyman Quarterbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-the-gilded-age-of-the-journeyman-quarterback/
Today&#8217;s guest post comes from Damon Gulczynski, a longtime reader, Seattle sports fan, and part-time writer. He also wrote this book on baseball names. As always, we thank our guest posters for contributing. When the New York Jets exercised an option to void the contract of quarterback Ryan Fi2017-04-17 11:36:564/5: FootballPerspective.com- Tony Romo Has Borderline HOF Stats (Era-Adjusted)http://www.footballperspective.com/tony-romo-has-borderline-hof-stats-era-adjusted/
Yesterday, Tony Romo announced that he was retiring from football after an excellent career with the Cowboys. Now here are two interesting questions: will he be a Hall of Famer? And should he be a Hall of Famer? Regular readers will recall that in 2014, I looked at how Eli Manning&#8217;s stats comp2017-04-05 08:35:544/4: FootballPerspective.com- Dan Fouts, and Winning vs. Stats Part 4http://www.footballperspective.com/dan-fouts-and-winning-vs-stats-part-4/
On Thursday, I looked at quarterbacks from 2016 who started at least 8 games and threw at least 150 passes. For those passers, I calculated how many standard deviations above average they were in Relative ANY/A (i.e., how much better they were, statistically, than average) and in winning percentage.2017-04-04 08:36:094/1: FootballPerspective.com- 1973 Terry Bradshaw, and Winning vs. Stats Part 3http://www.footballperspective.com/1973-terry-bradshaw-and-winning-vs-stats-part-3/
On Thursday, I looked at quarterbacks from 2016 who started at least 8 games and threw at least 150 passes. For those passers, I calculated how many standard deviations above average they were in Relative ANY/A (i.e., how much better they were, statistically, than average) and in winning percentage.2017-04-01 22:35:423/15: FootballPerspective.com- Brad Oremland: Quarterback Total Statistical Production â 2017 Updatehttp://www.footballperspective.com/brad-oremland-quarterback-total-statistical-production-2017-update/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. There are few who have given as much thought to the history of quarterbacks and quarterback ranking systems as Brad has over the years. What follows is Bradâs latest work on qua2017-03-15 09:36:342/2: FootballPerspective.com- Best And Worst Super Bowl Passing Performanceshttp://www.footballperspective.com/best-and-worst-super-bowl-passing-performances/
Joe Montana had what many consider to be the best performance in Super Bowl history. In Super Bowl XXIV against the Broncos, Montana completed 22 of 29 passes for 297 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 1 sack for 0 yards. Jerry RiceÂ was the biggest beneficiary, catching 7 passes for 148 yards and 3 touchd2017-02-02 06:36:111/28: FootballPerspective.com- Matt Ryan, Tom Brady, and the Best ANY/A Super Bowlshttp://www.footballperspective.com/matt-ryan-tom-brady-and-the-best-anya-super-bowls/
Matt Ryan and Tom Brady finished the season ranked 1st and 2nd in the NFL in Adjusted Net Yard per Attempt. How unusual is that? In 1966, Bart Starr led the NFL in ANY/A and was the NFL MVP. Len Dawson led the AFL in ANY/A, and was the AFL&#8217;s first-team All-Pro selection at quarterback [&#8230;2017-01-28 06:37:081/23: FootballPerspective.com- Adjusting Passer Rating for Era: Part VI (Career Passer Ratings)http://www.footballperspective.com/adjusting-passer-rating-for-era-part-vi-career-passer-ratings/
Background reading: Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V (Career Passer Ratings) In the interest of making all data available to you, the reader, the table below shows the averages for each professional football league since 1932 in the relevant passing statistics used to calculate passer rating: 2017-01-23 06:36:361/20: FootballPerspective.com- Adjusting Passer Rating for Era: Part V: The Resultshttp://www.footballperspective.com/adjusting-passer-rating-for-era-part-v-the-results/
Background reading: Part I Part II Part III Part IV All week, I have been discussing how to adjust passer rating by era. Now that I have explained the formula, it&#8217;s time to generate the results. In a given season, ratings won&#8217;t change (unless a player moves below or above a limit as a re2017-01-20 06:36:4312/26: FootballPerspective.com- Derek Carr and Starting QBs Who Miss The Playoffshttp://www.footballperspective.com/derek-carr-and-starting-qbs-who-miss-the-playoffs/
Oakland is going to the playoffs, but the Raiders will do so without starting quarterback Derek Carr. The third-year quarterback had a breakout season, driven in large part by his ability to minimize bad plays: Carr leads the NFL with a 2.8% sack rate, and his 1.1% interception rate ranks 4th in the2016-12-26 10:40:3211/18: Horseshoe Heroes- Top 5 Greatest Quarterbacks in Colts Franchise Historyhttp://horseshoeheroes.com/2016/11/18/top-5-greatest-quarterbacks-in-colts-history/
The Indianapolis Colts have had 33 starting quarterbacks in the history of the franchise, starting with Fred Enke in 1953 to Andrew Luck today. They certainly have had many ups and downs with the QB position as does any team. You probably have heard of Peyton Manning or Johnny Unitas, but have you h2016-11-18 17:37:048/10: FootballPerspective.com- Positive Yards Per Attempt (Updated)http://www.footballperspective.com/positive-yards-per-attempt-updated/
Adam Steele is back for another guest post. You can view all of Adam&#8217;s posts here. As always, we thank him for contributing. Last year, I introduced a simple alternative to ANY/A called Positive Yards Per Attempt. Today Iâm going to update the formula with a few tweaks and more years of data2016-08-10 08:35:486/20: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Quarterbacks and Exceeding Pythagorean Winshttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-quarterbacks-and-exceeding-pythagorean-wins/
Adam Steele is back for another guest post. You can view all of Adam&#8217;s posts here. As always, we thank him for contributing. There have been countless attempts at deducing the clutchiness of NFL quarterbacks, most of which involve tallying playoff wins and Super Bowl rings. Today Iâm going t2016-06-20 10:35:486/16: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Bryan Frye On Quarterback Adjustments (Career)http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-bryan-frye-on-quarterback-adjustments-career/
Todayâs post is a follow-up to my recent article on adjusting quarterback stats for schedule length and passing environment. In the original piece, I provided you with single-season stats with various era adjustments made. While my main goal was to glean as much as I could from your opinions, I no2016-06-16 08:35:465/26: FootballPerspective.com- Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns (Part II)http://www.footballperspective.com/fourth-quarterovertime-game-winning-passing-touchdowns-part-ii/
Three years ago, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdown passes. That post is ready for an update, and there&#8217;s been some interesting movement at the top of the charts. As a reminder: tracking things like game-winning touchdowns is only interesting in2016-05-26 08:35:465/20: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Bryan Frye on Quarterback Adjustmentshttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-bryan-frye-on-quarterback-adjustments/
Over at TheGridFe, I just finished the single season portion of my series on the (statistically) greatest regular season quarterback performances in NFL history. Iâve discussed the stats, as they are, which always seem to paint modern quarterbacks in a much better light. Iâve prorated for season2016-05-20 08:36:514/10: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Biggest Declines/Improvements in Quarterback Recordshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-biggest-declinesimprovements-in-quarterback-records/
Over the last week, I&#8217;ve looked at the biggest quarterback declines and quarterback turnarounds when it comes to career records. But there were some limitations in those studies, so today, I want to use a new method. I assigned 20 games of .500 play &#8212; i.e., a 10-10 record &#8212; to each2016-04-10 10:35:574/8: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Bryan Frye and Career AY/A+ Value Addedhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-bryan-frye-and-career-aya-value-added/
Friend of the program Bryan Frye is back for another guest post. As regular readers know, Bryan operates his own fantastic site, http://www.thegridfe.com. You can view all of Bryan&#8217;s guest posts here, and follow him on twitter @LaverneusDingle. Floating around the internet, there are copious m2016-04-08 09:36:033/4: Russell Street Report- Super Bowl V Revisitedhttp://russellstreetreport.com/2016/03/04/flashbackfridays/super-bowl-v-video-filmstudy/
Ch-ch-changes To the best of my knowledge, no complete version of Super Bowl V has ever been circulated. Websites where fans trade video had a game fragment that lasted just 15 minutes or so. However, a more complete version of &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;
The post Super Bowl V Revisited appeare2016-03-04 12:38:262/14: FootballPerspective.com- AP MVPs Have Not Won A Super Bowl in 16 Yearshttp://www.footballperspective.com/ap-mvps-have-not-won-a-super-bowl-in-16-years/
Count the shared AP MVP in 2003 between Peyton Manning and Steve McNair, and none of the last 17 AP MVPs have won a Super Bowl. That&#8217;s despite the fact that all 17 played on teams that made the playoffs, and often while playing for excellent teams. During that stretch: Three have played on tea2016-02-14 09:35:522/5: Russell Street Report- Baltimore Super Bowl Memorieshttp://russellstreetreport.com/2016/02/04/uncategorized/baltimore-super-bowl-memories/
Super Bowl 50 feels a lot different than most and Iâm sure that for me it has everything to do with the feeling that the Ravens were out of the playoff mix seemingly before the Kansas City Royals hoisted their &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;
The post Baltimore Super Bowl Memories appeared first o2016-02-05 12:38:562/4: Russell Street Report- Baltimore Super Bowl Memorieshttp://russellstreetreport.com/2016/02/04/lombardis-way/baltimore-super-bowl-memories/
Super Bowl 50 feels a lot different than most and Iâm sure that for me it has everything to do with the feeling that the Ravens were out of the playoff mix seemingly before the Kansas City Royals hoisted their &#8230; Continue reading &#8594;
The post Baltimore Super Bowl Memories appeared first o2016-02-04 12:39:451/27: FootballPerspective.com- Carson Palmer had a very bad day in the NFC Championship Gamehttp://www.footballperspective.com/carson-palmer-had-a-very-bad-day-in-the-nfc-championship-game/
In the NFC Championship Game, Carson Palmer was really bad.Â He completed 23 of 40 passes for 235 yards, with three sacks that lost 8 yards.Â That by itself is not very good &#8212; it translates to a 5.3 net yards per attempt average &#8212; but the real damage came when it comes to turnovers.Â 2016-01-27 09:35:501/22: FootballPerspective.com- Postseason Statistics For Each Super Bowl Winning Quarterbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/postseason-statistics-for-each-super-bowl-winning-quarterbacks/
In 1974, Terry Bradshaw was not very good. He threw for just 785 yards on 148 pass attempts, while throwing only 7 touchdowns against 8 interceptions. That translates to a 2.92 Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt average, which is terrible even for 1974. He ranked 25th in ANY/A among the 32 quarterbacks 2016-01-22 23:36:2112/9: Horseshoe Heroes- Colts Top 10 Quarterbacks in Franchise Historyhttp://horseshoeheroes.com/2015/12/09/colts-top-10-quarterbacks-in-franchise-history/
The Colts have a pair of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, but this franchise has had many others under center. The Colts are one of the oldest franchises in the NFL and have a storied history because of it. Multiple Hall of Famers have worn the horseshoe but most of the attention is given to t.2015-12-09 18:37:078/14: FootballPerspective.com- Bryan Fryeâs QB Series: Part 5 &#8211; Dr. Strangelove (Interceptions)http://www.footballperspective.com/bryan-fryes-qb-series-part-5-dr-strangelove-interceptions/
Bryan Frye, owner and operator of the great site http://www.thegridfe.com, is back for another guest post. You can also view all of Bryanâs guest posts at Football Perspective at this link, and follow him on twitter @LaverneusDingle. On Monday, I looked at which quarterbacks since 1960 helped or h2015-08-14 00:35:468/13: FootballPerspective.com- Bryan Fryeâs QB Series: Part 4 â Mile High Clubhttp://www.footballperspective.com/bryan-fryes-qb-series-part-4-mile-high-club/
Bryan Frye, owner and operator of the great site http://www.thegridfe.com, is back for another guest post. You can also view all of Bryanâs guest posts at Football Perspective at this link, and follow him on twitter @LaverneusDingle. On Monday, I looked at which quarterbacks since 1960 helped or h2015-08-13 00:35:488/12: FootballPerspective.com- Bryan Fryeâs QB Series: Part 3 â Sharpshootershttp://www.footballperspective.com/bryan-fryes-qb-series-part-3-sharpshooters/
Bryan Frye, owner and operator of the great site http://www.thegridfe.com, is back for another guest post. You can also view all of Bryanâs guest posts at Football Perspective at this link, and follow him on twitter @LaverneusDingle. On Monday, I looked at which quarterbacks since 1960 helped or h2015-08-12 00:37:548/11: FootballPerspective.com- Bryan Fryeâs QB Series: Part 2 â Frequent Flyershttp://www.footballperspective.com/bryan-fryes-qb-series-part-2-frequent-flyers/
Bryan Frye, owner and operator of the great site http://www.thegridfe.com, is back for another guest post. You can also view all of Bryanâs guest posts at Football Perspective at this link, and follow him on twitter @LaverneusDingle. Yesterday, I looked at which quarterbacks since 1960 helped or h2015-08-11 00:37:558/5: FootballPerspective.com- Estimated Sacks Data From 1960 to 1968http://www.footballperspective.com/estimated-sacks-data-from-1960-to-1968/
You remember the November 20th game between the Bears and Lions in 1960, right? If you look at the boxscore on PFR, you will see that Detroit quarterback Jim Ninowski was 10 for 26 for 121 yards with 0 touchdown passes and 2 interceptions. You&#8217;ll also see that the Lions as a team went 10 [&#822015-08-05 00:37:597/21: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Quarterbacks with Rings and MVP Awardshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-quarterbacks-with-rings-and-mvp-awards/
There are 23 quarterbacks who have won both a championship (as a starter) and a Most Valuable Player award in professional football history. Can you name them? First, let&#8217;s get to the fine print: To determine championships, I began in 1936. I awarded half a ring to each of the championship qua2015-07-21 00:37:557/20: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland&#8217;s Stat-Based Quarterback Ranking Systemhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremlands-stat-based-quarterback-ranking-system/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. There are few who have given as much thought to the history of quarterbacks and quarterback ranking systems as Brad has over the years. What follows are Brad&#8217;s thoughts on2015-07-20 00:37:567/14: FootballPerspective.com- Which Quarterbacks Have Passed The Most: Career Ratingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/which-quarterbacks-have-passed-the-most-career-ratings/
On Sunday, I calculated the average number of pass attempts (including sacks) per game for each season since 1950, and then looked at which were the highest era-adjusted passing games in football history. On Monday, I looked at the single seasons that were the most and least pass-happy, from the per2015-07-14 09:37:577/13: FootballPerspective.com- Which Quarterbacks Have Passed The Most: Single Seasonshttp://www.footballperspective.com/which-quarterbacks-have-passed-the-most-single-seasons/
Yesterday, we looked at which teams had the most pass attempts (including sacks) in individual games relative to league average. Today, we will analyze things on the season level. Let&#8217;s use Tobin Rote as an example. As Brad Oremland noted, Rote was stuck playing for terrible Packers teams in t2015-07-13 00:37:557/12: FootballPerspective.com- Which Quarterbacks Have Passed The Most: Individual Gameshttp://www.footballperspective.com/which-quarterbacks-have-passed-the-most-individual-games/
Let&#8217;s take a look at the league average dropbacks (pass attempts + sacks) per game for each year from 1950 to 2014. Obviously there has been a significant amount of variation, with the passing game being on life support in 1956 and peaking in recent times. As a result, we must adjust for era w2015-07-12 00:38:587/7: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremlandâs Best QBs in History: 1-5http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremlands-best-qbs-in-history-1-5/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. There are few who have given as much thought to the history of quarterbacks and quarterback ranking systems as Brad has over the years. What follows is Bradâs latest work on t2015-07-07 00:35:496/8: FootballPerspective.com- Norm Van Brocklin Is The Leader in Average Length of Passing Touchdownhttp://www.footballperspective.com/norm-van-brocklin-is-the-leader-in-average-length-of-passing-touchdown/
During the 2013 season, I crunched the numbers to determine that Chris Johnson was the career leader in average length of rushing touchdown (since then, his average has dropped to 25.8, allowing Robert Smith to regain the top spot). Last year, I did the same analaysis to show that Homer Jones is the2015-06-08 00:35:476/7: FootballPerspective.com- 1-Yard TD Passeshttp://www.footballperspective.com/1-yard-td-passes/
The 2nd touchdown of Ken Stabler&#8217;s career came in mop up duty at the end of a blowout in 1972 against the Oilers. With the Raiders up 27-0 on Monday Night Football, Stabler threw a one-yard touchdown off of play-action late in the fourth quarter.1 A month later, Mike Ditka caught a 1-yard touc2015-06-07 00:35:455/26: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremlandâs Best QBs in History: 49-101http://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremlands-best-qbs-in-history-49-101/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. There are few who have given as much thought to the history of quarterbacks and quarterback ranking systems as Brad has over the years. What follows is Brad&#8217;s latest work 2015-05-26 00:35:474/17: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Post: Brad Oremland, Quarterback Rankings, and Requesting Feedbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-post-brad-oremland-quarterback-rankings-and-requesting-feedback/
Brad Oremland is a longtime commenter and a fellow football historian. Brad is also a senior NFL writer at Sports Central. There are few who have given as much thought to the history of quarterbacks and quarterback ranking systems as Brad has over the years. Today, he&#8217;s contributed this guest 2015-04-17 00:35:483/29: FootballPerspective.com- Average Points Differential Per Game in Games Started By Each Quarterbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/average-points-differential-per-game-in-games-started-by-each-quarterback/
I previously looked at points per game by each quarterback in his starts and points per game allowed by each quarterback in his starts. Please check there for the fine print. Today, we put it all together, for a list of points differential per game in games started by each quarterback. Again, I&#8212015-03-29 00:35:533/28: FootballPerspective.com- Average Points per Game Allowed in Games Started By Each Quarterbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/average-points-per-game-allowed-in-games-started-by-each-quarterback/
Please see yesterday&#8217;s post for the fine print. The table below shows the average points per game allowed in games started by each quarterback, minimum 15 games (but the ranks only count for quarterbacks with 50 or more starts). Again, I will leave the commentary to you guys.2015-03-28 00:35:593/27: FootballPerspective.com- Average Points per Game Scored in Games Started By Each Quarterbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/average-points-per-game-scored-in-games-started-by-each-quarterback/
Aaron Rodgers has started 114 games (including playoffs) in his career. In those games, the Packers have averaged 28.5 points per game (including non-offensive scores), the highest average for any quarterback in his team&#8217;s starts in NFL history. The table below shows the PPG average in each qu2015-03-27 00:38:483/26: FootballPerspective.com- Quarterback Records When Their Team Scores 21+ Pointshttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-records-when-their-team-scores-21-points/
On Tuesday, I looked at quarterback records when their team allows 21 or more points.Â Today, a look at records when scoring 21+ points.Â I&#8217;m short on time, so today&#8217;s post will just be a quick data dump.Â I leave the comments up to you! Here&#8217;s how to read the table below. Tom B2015-03-26 00:36:063/24: FootballPerspective.com- Quarterback Records When Their Team Allows 21+ Pointshttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-records-when-their-team-allows-21-points/
Back in November, Cian Fahey tweeted me a simple question: &#8220;What is Alex Smith&#8217;s record in games where his D gives up 21 or more points?&#8221; I made a note to run the numbers in the off-season, and guess what? It&#8217;s the off-season. Smith now holds a career record of 7-38-1 (includ2015-03-24 00:35:513/23: FootballPerspective.com- Career RANY/A Rankingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/career-ranya-rankings/
Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt is my preferred basic measurement of quarterback play. ANY/A is simply yards per attempt, but includes sacks and sack yardage lost, and provides a 20-yard bonus for touchdowns and a 45-yard penalty for interceptions. RANY/A, or Relative ANY/A, measures a quarterback&#82015-03-23 00:35:543/19: FootballPerspective.com- Guest Posts: Immobile Quarterbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/guest-posts-immobile-quarterbacks/
Longtime commenter Jason Winter has chimed in with today&#8217;s guest post. You can follow Jason on twitter at @winterinformal. As always, we thank Jason for contributing. A couple months ago, Ryan Lindley had a historically bad postseason game. If he&#8217;d thrown just seven more passes in the re2015-03-19 06:35:542/17: The Landry Hat- Dallas Cowboys: How Much Longer Will Tony Romo Play?http://thelandryhat.com/2015/02/17/dallas-cowboys-much-longer-will-tony-romo-play/
Many were shocked when the Dallas Cowboys signed their franchise quarterback, Tony Romo, to a seven-year, $119.5 million contract extension back in 2013. More than the amount itself, the years attached to the deal raised some eyebrows. Romo will turn 35 years old this April. If he fulfills hi...2015-02-17 10:39:172/15: FootballPerspective.com- Greatest Quarterback of All Time: Wisdom of Crowds Recaphttp://www.footballperspective.com/greatest-quarterback-of-all-time-wisdom-of-crowds-recap/
Beginning on Friday the 6th, Football Perspective hosted a &#8220;Wisdom of Crowds&#8221; election with respect to that age old question: Who is the Greatest Quarterback of All Time?â¢ Well, Football Perspective guest commenter Adam Steele offered to count the ballots and provide a summary. What fo2015-02-15 23:35:571/31: Lombardi Ave- Green Bay Packers would notch eighth team MVP with Aaron Rodgers winhttp://lombardiave.com/2015/01/31/green-bay-packers-notch-eighth-team-mvp-aaron-rodgers-win/
With a second MVP Award tonight, Aaron Rodgers would be the eighth Most Valuable Player selection all-time for the Green Bay Packers. Before tonight&#039;s announcement, the Packers trail only the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts in total MVPs. The Colts ring in with nine to the Packers&#039; seven. ...2015-01-31 16:38:421/27: The Jet Press- Super Bowl 49: Revisiting the New York Jets Championshiphttp://thejetpress.com/2015/01/27/super-bowl-49-revisiting-new-york-jets-championship/
With Super Bowl 49 just under one week away, let&#039;s take a trip through history, and remember the Jets only Super Bowl title. We all know that it was quite some time ago, so this one is for our older readers to reminisce, and hopefully be a little bit informational for the younger readers. Th...2015-01-27 05:38:261/24: FootballPerspective.com- Seattle, New England, and First-Team All-Pros at the same positionhttp://www.footballperspective.com/seattle-new-england-and-first-team-all-pros-at-the-same-position/
The Seahawks had three players named to the Associated Press&#8217; first-team All-Pro roster: inside linebacker Bobby Wagner, safety Earl Thomas, and cornerback Richard Sherman. The Patriots had two such players: tight end Rob Gronkowski and cornerback Darrelle Revis. It is no surprise that Revis a2015-01-24 10:37:051/7: FootballPerspective.com- Packers, Cowboys, and Undefeated Home/Road teamshttp://www.footballperspective.com/packers-cowboys-and-undefeated-homeroad-teams/
The Packers went 8-0 at home this year. Green Bay scored 318 points in home games in 2014, the 3rd most by a team in NFL history. Aaron Rodgers threw 25 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in those games, and his 133.2 passer rating at home is the highest in a single season in NFL history. [&#8230;]2015-01-07 13:35:4912/29: Phin Phanatic- Miami Dolphins Year In Review: Aprilhttp://phinphanatic.com/2014/12/29/miami-dolphins-year-review-april/
With the free agency period all but over and the draft being moved back to May, the NFL got a little quiet during the month of April. Teams focused their attention on incoming draft prospects, pro-days, and facility workouts. Behind the scenes teams like the Miami Dolphins were finalizing their draf2014-12-29 16:37:4712/1: FootballPerspective.com- Finishing First or Last in Offensive and Defensive ANY/Ahttp://www.footballperspective.com/finishing-first-or-last-in-offensive-and-defensive-anya/
Since 1970, only three teams have finished first in both offensive and defensive ANY/A: The 1996 Packers were the last team to do it. Brett Favre and Antonio Freeman helped the Green Bay offense average 6.5 ANY/A, just ahead of Miami for the league lead. On the other side of the ball, Reggie White a2014-12-01 23:35:5410/27: FootballPerspective.com- Ben Roethlisberger and the Best Passing Games Everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/ben-roethlisberger-and-the-best-passing-games-ever/
Against Indianapolis in week 8, Ben Roethlisberger was close to perfect. He completed 40 of 49 passes for 522 yards. He threw six touchdowns, and didn&#8217;t throw an interception or take a sack. That&#8217;s a magnificent performance: in fact, among players with an 80% completion percentage in a g2014-10-27 00:36:0210/13: FootballPerspective.com- Eli Manning and the Hall of Famehttp://www.footballperspective.com/eli-manning-and-the-hall-of-fame/
Let&#8217;s worry about axes and labels later. For now, take a look at the graph below. The red dots represent Hall of Fame quarterbacks (or players not yet eligible but very likely to wind up in Canton). The blue dots represent non-HOF quarterbacks. The black dot? That&#8217;s Eli Manning. Okay, so2014-10-13 00:35:548/7: The Baltimore Wire- Top 50 Players In Baltimore Sports History: Countdown 5-1http://thebaltimorewire.com/2014/08/07/top-50-players-baltimore-sports-history-countdown-5-1/
The moment you have all been waiting for: The top five players in Baltimore sports history will be revealed starting right about... Now&#33; 5. Jim Palmer, SP, Baltimore Orioles Although it&#039;s not too far fetched to put Palmer as the number one Oriole of all-time, I don&#039;t think many will ..2014-08-07 11:37:398/5: The Game Before the Money- QB Reality Ã¢â¬â Why Most Teams Stand No Chancehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thegamebeforethemoney/xaUK/~3/OjRal5IzMbs/
Super Bowl 48 was a bit of an anomaly. Maybe. Weâll see if Russell Wilson wins another Super Bowl, which seems quite possible. Stark reality looms for teams without a quarterback sporting a championship ring: Out of nearly 50 Super Bowls, only 30 quarterbacks have won the Super Bowl. REALLY? ONLY 2014-08-05 09:40:127/26: FootballPerspective.com- Steve Grogan is the Yards Per Completion Kinghttp://www.footballperspective.com/steve-grogan-is-the-yards-per-completion-king/
In 2013, the average completion went for 11.63 yards. That&#8217;s a pretty low number historically, although it&#8217;s actually a bit higher than some of the recent NFL seasons. Take a look at how Yards per Completion has generally been declining throughout NFL history: If you want to discuss the 2014-07-26 00:35:567/24: FootballPerspective.com- Quarterback Wins: Outlier Seasonshttp://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-wins-outlier-seasons/
The 1998 season was one of my favorite years in NFL history. It was also a pretty weird one. We had Terrell Davis rushing for 2,000 yards, rookies Randy Moss and Fred Taylor making defenses look silly, and a quartet of old quarterbacks stun the football world. Doug Flutie came out of nowhere Canada 2014-07-24 00:35:447/3: FootballPerspective.com- Best AV-Weighted Winning Percentages of Offensive Playershttp://www.footballperspective.com/best-av-weighted-winning-percentages-of-offensive-players/
Yesterday, I looked at the weighted career winning percentages for running backs, with the weight being based on each player&#8217;s yards from scrimmage in each season of his career. Today, I want to do the same thing but for all offensive players, using PFR&#8217;s Approximate Value ratings. By th2014-07-03 00:35:446/13: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest QB of All-Time V, Part III: Adjusted Dropbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-qb-of-all-time-v-part-iii-adjusted-dropbacks/
The comments to Parts I and II of this series have been great, so let me start with a thank you. One of the more difficult parts of this process is comparing players across eras not just for efficiency, but for gross volume. In 2013, teams averaged 38.0 pass attempts (including sacks) per game, comp2014-06-13 00:35:526/10: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest QB of All-Time V, Part II: Career Rankingshttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-qb-of-all-time-v-part-ii-career-rankings/
Yesterday, I explained the methodology behind the formula involved in ranking every quarterback season since 1960. Today, Iâm going to present the career results. Converting season value to career value isnât as simple as it might seem. Generally, we donât want a player who was very good for 12014-06-10 00:35:556/9: FootballPerspective.com- The Greatest QB of All-Time V, Part I (Methodology)http://www.footballperspective.com/the-greatest-qb-of-all-time-v-part-i-methodology/
In 2006, I took a stab at ranking every quarterback in NFL history. Two years later, I acquired more data and made enough improvements to merit publishing an updated and more accurate list of the best quarterbacks the league has ever seen. In 2009, I tweaked the formula again, and published a set of2014-06-09 00:35:535/16: FootballPerspective.com- Who is the Best Backup Quarterback Ever?http://www.footballperspective.com/who-is-the-best-backup-quarterback-ever/
Determining the best backup quarterback ever is really complicated. Steve Young and Aaron Rodgers backed up Joe Montana and Brett Favre, respectively, but neither Young nor Rodgers morally feel like they belong in the discussion of best backup quarterbacks. There are a couple of ways to measure how 2014-05-16 00:36:174/30: FootballPerspective.com- Remembering Earl Morrallhttp://www.footballperspective.com/remembering-earl-morrall/
Five days ago, Earl Morrall passed away at the age of 79. His story is well-known to many, but it&#8217;s one worth recounting for the uninitiated. Born in Muskegon, Michigan, Morrall was a star quarterback and baseball player at Michigan State.Â He made it to the College World Series in 1954 as an2014-04-30 00:36:024/26: The Baltimore Wire- Ravens: Former Baltimore Colts QB Earl Morrall Dieshttp://thebaltimorewire.com/2014/04/26/ravens-former-baltimore-colts-qb-earl-morrall-dies/
Earl Morrall, a backup quarterback for Johnny Unitas and the Baltimore Colts, and key player for the 1972 undefeated Miami Dolphins, has died at age 79. Humility is a virtue not always found in professional athletes, but the fellow who modeled that characteristic as well as anyo...2014-04-26 07:37:174/25: Golden Gate Sports- Earl Morrall, Former 49er 1st-Round Pick, NFL MVP, Dead At 79http://goldengatesports.com/2014/04/25/earl-morrall-former-49er-1st-round-pick-nfl-mvp-dead-79/
Earl Morrall, a 21-year NFL veteran who played quarterback for six NFL teams and was the league&#8217;s MVP in 1968 while filling in for an injured Johnny Unitas with the Baltimore Colts, has died, according to the Associated Press. He was 79. Morrall was the second overall pick...2014-04-25 15:37:244/16: NFL&apos;s Greatest- Gaining yards through the air, pre-merger editionhttp://nflsgreatest.co.nf/2014/04/gaining-yards-through-the-air-pre-merger-edition/
Looking at yards per attempt is probably the best quick-and-dirty way to measure a quarterback&#8217;s passing effectiveness. Kerry Byrne and friends have belabored that point, so you can check them out for a dissertation on that. Suffice it to say that the list of career leaders in the stat is popu2014-04-16 14:38:564/6: NFL&apos;s Greatest- Unitas v Montanahttp://nflsgreatest.co.nf/2014/04/unitas-v-montana/
The championship round is here, and while many may advocate for guys like John Elway, Dan Marino or Peyton Manning, I don&#8217;t think you will get too many arguments against the final two. Personally, my vote goes to Montana, but it is much closer than you might think. If you are too young to have2014-04-06 10:37:493/19: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Judging QBs By Their Top 5 Seasonshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-judging-qbs-by-their-top-5-seasons/
While working on a different post, I needed to derive a quick-and-dirty formula to identify the top 100 or so quarterbacks in NFL history. Here is how I went about doing that: 1) Calculate the Relative ANY/A of each quarterback in every season since 1950. ANY/A, of course, is Adjusted Net Yards per 2014-03-19 00:36:032/4: FootballPerspective.com- Peyton Manning&#8217;s Legacyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/peyton-mannings-legacy/
Super Bowl XLVIII was the nightmarish end to the dream season had by Peyton Manning and the Broncos. After the greatest scoring season in NFL history, Denver&#8217;s high-powered offense was held to just 8 meaningless points against one of the greatest defenses in NFL history. Great players have bee2014-02-04 23:42:051/27: FootballPerspective.com- The Best Playoff Quarterbacks In The Super Bowl Erahttp://www.footballperspective.com/the-best-playoff-quarterbacks-in-the-super-bowl-era/
On Friday, I explained the idea behind Playoff Leverage. That post is required reading before diving in today, but the summary is that the Super Bowl counts for more than the conference championship games, which count for more than the division round games, which count for more than the wild card ga2014-01-27 23:36:131/26: FootballPerspective.com- Super Bowl XLVIII: The Greatest Passing Showdown Everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/super-bowl-xlviii-the-greatest-passing-showdown-ever/
Regular readers know I&#8217;m not prone to exaggeration. I&#8217;m more of a splits happen kind of guy. But Super Bowl XLVIII will, in my opinion, be the greatest passing showdown ever. This year&#8217;s Super Bowl checks in as the greatest offensive/defensive showdown in Super Bowl history (and th2014-01-26 23:36:091/24: FootballPerspective.com- SB XLVIII Is The Best Offense/Defense Super Bowl Everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/sb-xlviii-is-the-best-offensedefense-super-bowl-ever/
This year, the Broncos averaged 37.9 points per game, 14.5 points more than league average. Seattle, meanwhile, allowed just 14.4 points per game, 9.0 points better than league average. That means this is a true clash of the titans in one sense: when the Broncos offense is on the field against the S2014-01-24 11:36:341/17: FootballPerspective.com- Championship Game Preview: New England at Denverhttp://www.footballperspective.com/championship-game-preview-new-england-at-denver/
Someone needs to say it. I know, I know, it&#8217;s Manning/Brady XV. But someone needs to remind people that Peyton Manning threw 30 more touchdown passes than Tom Brady in 2013. He threw for over 1,000 more yards. He threw one less interception. He was sacked 22 fewer times. And did I mention that2014-01-17 23:36:221/3: FootballPerspective.com- Wildcard Preview: New Orleans at Philadelphiahttp://www.footballperspective.com/wildcard-preview-new-orleans-at-philadelphia/
Kansas City/Indianapolis Preview New Orleans Saints (11-5) (+2.5) at Philadelphia Eagles (10-6), Saturday 8:10 PM ET We&#8217;re fully immune to the Saints offense at this point. Drew Brees just threw for for 5,162 yards and 39 touchdowns and it didn&#8217;t even register on most radars. One reason 2014-01-03 23:36:341/2: Steel Curtain Rising- In 2013, Ben Roethlisberger Broke a 61 Year Old Steelers Record...http://steelcurtainrising.blogspot.com/2014/01/ben-roethlisberger-steelers-records-bradshaw-finks-layne-quarterbacks.html
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger made history for the franchise this year by breaking an important franchise record.Roethlisberger of course broke Terry Bradshawâs career touchdown record, but thatâs not the record in question.Ben Roethlisberger played every snap of the 20132014-01-02 23:36:2112/27: FootballPerspective.com- Ryan Tannehill had one of the worst passing games everhttp://www.footballperspective.com/ryan-tannehill-had-one-of-the-worst-passing-games-ever/
Did you happen to notice the stat line produced by Ryan Tannehill last week? He completed just 10 of 27 passes for only 82 yards in a 19-0 loss to the Bills. A 37% completion rate and a 3.0 yards per attempt average are ugly numbers in their own right, but Tannehill was also sacked [&#8230;]2013-12-27 23:36:3612/19: FootballPerspective.com- Eli Manning in elite INT territoryhttp://www.footballperspective.com/eli-manning-in-elite-int-territory/
After a five-interception performance against a dominant Seattle pass defense, Eli Manning now has 25 interceptions this season. The odds are extremely low, but it&#8217;s not impossible that he throws ten more interceptions and ties the modern record set by Vinny Testaverde in 1988. That year, a 252013-12-19 23:38:3910/20: FootballPerspective.com- Multiple Pick Sixes by a Defensive Player against the Same Quarterbackhttp://www.footballperspective.com/multiple-pick-sixes-by-a-defensive-player-against-the-same-quarterback/
On Tuesday, I look at the quarterbacks who have thrown the most pick sixes. As a follow-up, I wondered: what&#8217;s the record for pick sixes by a defensive player against a quarterback? Rod Woodson is the career leader in interception return scores with twelve, but only two of those came against t2013-10-20 00:36:0310/15: FootballPerspective.com- Most Pick Sixes Thrown in NFL Historyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/most-pick-sixes-thrown-in-nfl-history/
Three years ago to the day, I crunched the numbers to see which quarterbacks had thrown the most pick sixes thrown in NFL history. With three more years of data, a robust play-by-play database, and, ya know, Matt Schaub, I figured it was time for an update. In case you haven&#8217;t noticed, Schaub 2013-10-15 00:36:1210/8: FootballPerspective.com- Jacksonville at Denver: A &#8220;Preview&#8221;http://www.footballperspective.com/jacksonville-at-denver-a-preview/
Through five weeks, the Jaguars have been the worst team in the league and the Broncos have been the best. One could also argue that these two teams are even more extreme than the typical worst/best teams in the league, and that Denver has a larger home field advantage than your typical team. In oth2013-10-08 00:36:359/29: FootballPerspective.com- Sam Bradford, and Ranking Quarterbacks by Yards per Completionhttp://www.footballperspective.com/sam-bradford-and-ranking-quarterbacks-by-yards-per-completion/
As a rookie, Sam Bradford ranked last in the league in yards per completion. That year, he averaged 9.92 YPC, 1.61 yards per completion lower than the league average of 11.53. In his second and third years &#8212; 2011 and 2012 &#8212; Bradford was a little better in that metric, but he still finish2013-09-29 00:36:267/26: FootballPerspective.com- Having the worst game of your career in the playoffshttp://www.footballperspective.com/having-the-worst-game-of-your-career-in-the-playoffs/
Scott Kacsmar recently wrote about how Daunte Culpepper had the worst performance of his career in his biggest game. In his only NFC Championship Game appearance, Culpepper went 13-of-28 for 78 yards with three interceptions and four sacks. Which made me wonder: how many other great quarterbacks hav2013-07-26 00:36:315/1: FootballPerspective.com- Where Does Tim Tebow Rank in the Pantheon of Great Quarterbackshttp://www.footballperspective.com/where-does-tim-tebow-rank-in-the-pantheon-of-great-quarterbacks/
With the Jets releasing Tim Tebow, it appears that his NFL career may be over. If that&#8217;s the case, it&#8217;s time to reflect on a great career that never ceased to captivate the nation. While there are many ways to grade a quarterback, probably the best and simplest measure would be &#8220;pr2013-05-01 00:35:554/13: FootballPerspective.com- Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdownshttp://www.footballperspective.com/fourth-quarterovertime-game-winning-passing-touchdowns/
Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do the same thing for passing touchdowns. As a reminder: tracking things like game-winning touchdowns is only interesting in a trivial sort way. I looked at all games, regular2013-04-13 00:35:472/13: FootballPerspective.com- Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day to The Quarterback in Your Lifehttp://www.footballperspective.com/happy-valentines-day-to-the-quarterback-in-your-life/
There have been 35 quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for at least 30,000 yards. Given enough time, you could probably guess that Drew Bledsoe, Jim Kelly, and Steve McNair are three of them. All three have something else in common: they were all born on February 14th. If we drop the cut-off to 16,2013-02-13 23:35:431/27: FootballPerspective.com- How Super Bowl XLVII could impact the HOF chances of certain Ravenshttp://www.footballperspective.com/how-super-bowl-xlvii-could-impact-the-hof-chances-of-certain-ravens/
Being a Super Bowl champion is a pretty nice bullet to place on your Hall of Fame resume. For players like Jerry Rice or Peyton Manning (or say, Steve Largent or Dan Marino), the failure to acquire a ring wouldn&#8217;t have prevented their induction; on the other hand, would Lynn Swann or Paul Horn2013-01-27 01:35:501/20: FootballPerspective.com- Super Bowl Historyhttp://www.footballperspective.com/super-bowl-history/
Now that the Super Bowl matchup is set, I thought I&#8217;d start the two-week period with some Super Bow history. The table below lists some information from each of the first 46 Super Bowls. With Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick facing off, that ends five-year streak where at least one of the two q2013-01-20 23:35:451/20: FootballPerspective.com- Trivia: Name the last team to start different QBs in consecutive conference championship gameshttp://www.footballperspective.com/trivia-name-the-last-team-to-start-different-qbs-in-consecutive-conference-championship-games/
In 2011, San Francisco made it to the NFC Championship Game with Alex Smith at quarterback; today, the 49ers will face the Falcons with Colin Kaepernick as their starter. This makes them the 9th team since 1970 to make the conference championship game in consecutive years but to start different quar2013-01-20 01:35:431/4: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: Career passing stats in wins and losseshttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-career-passing-stats-in-wins-and-losses/
Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses; today I will do the same but for quarterbacks. I looked at all games, including playoffs, from 1960 to 2011, for all quarterbacks with at least 5,000 career passing yards over that time period. The table below lists the following inf2013-01-04 23:35:4812/9: FootballPerspective.com- Larry Fitzgerald, innocent bystanderhttp://www.footballperspective.com/larry-fitzgerald-innocent-bystander/
In the preseason, I wrote a post showing what percentage of each receiver&#8217;s receiving yards came from each of their quarterbacks. Using that same methodology, here&#8217;s an updated look at the quarterbacks responsible for Larry Fitzgerald&#8217;s career numbers entering week 14. The second r2012-12-09 23:35:3911/17: FootballPerspective.com- Checkdowns: QB Playoff Wins by Collegehttp://www.footballperspective.com/checkdowns-qb-playoff-wins-by-college/
Watching Matt Barkley today against UCLA, I tweeted that Mark Sanchez is responsible for 4 of the 9 playoff wins by USC quarterbacks. Since twitter is not a very good medium for showing large datasets, here&#8217;s a quick look at which colleges have produced the quarterbacks with the most playoff v2012-11-17 19:35:417/26: FootballPerspective.com- Tebow-Sanchez doomed to fail because two quarterbacks never workhttp://www.footballperspective.com/tebow-sanchez-doomed-to-fail-because-two-quarterbacks-never-work/
I&#8217;ll be spending the weekend in Cortland, New York, covering Jets training camp. The big story there, of course, will be how the Mark Sanchez/Tim Tebow drama unfolds. The party line among media members is that the duo is doomed to fail, because a team with two quarterbacks doesn&#8217;t have o2012-07-26 12:54:31